Nation in focus

June 26, 2013

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An Empire State Building Observatory employee stands in front of the building in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. An unidentified bidder offered to buy New York's Empire State Building for $2.1 billion, the second takeover proposal reported before a planned initial public offering that would include the skyscraper. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg

Scott Eells/Bloomberg

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An Empire State Building Observatory employee stands in front of the building in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. An unidentified bidder offered to buy New York's Empire State Building for $2.1 billion, the second takeover proposal reported before a planned initial public offering that would include the skyscraper. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg